Patient/Family Education Materials by Category

This section contains broad-ranging information Children's Hospitals & Clinics has developed about pediatric medicine. Here you will find plain talk about medical conditions or procedures, first aid, and the like. Many topics have illustrations and detailed instructions about how to provide care at home, and when to call for medical advice. Some topics offer links to Hmong, Somali, and Spanish versions.

The information in this section duplicates information given to the parents of Children's patients during their child's care in one of the hospitals or clinics.

This section has medical information, not medical advice. If you or your child has a health problem, contact your clinic. Use these materials only under the guidance of your child's health care provider.

Surgeries
	Adenoidectomy: Care at Home:  (Somali, Spanish)  Removal of the adenoids to make it easier to breathe through the nose. Often done at the same time as a tonsillectomy. See Also: Pain in Children and Adolescents, Tonsillectomy with or without Adenoidectomy, Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy (with a Bleeding Disorder), Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE): Surgery:  This surgery creates a tube inside the body to allow regular enemas through a catheter. See Also: Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE): Irrigation, Pain in Children and Adolescents, Bowel Preparation in the Hospital Before Surgery, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Appendectomy (CPN link):  Information and what to expect for an appendectomy. See Also: Appendicitis
	Bladder Augmentation:  Surgery to enlarge the bladder so that it can hold more urine at low pressure. See Also: Bowel Preparation in the Hospital Before Surgery, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit, Pain in Children and Adolescents, Urinary Catheter (Indwelling): Care at Home, Urinary Catheter Irrigation, After a Urinary Catheter
	Bowel Preparation in the Hospital Before Surgery:  Pre-surgery cleaning of the intestine: how to prepare your child and what to expect. See Also: Bladder Augmentation, Mitrofanoff (Continent Urinary Diversion), Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE): Surgery, Pain in Children and Adolescents, Helping Children Cope with Medical Procedures
	Cardiac Surgery: Care at Home - Adolescent:  How to help your child recovery from heart surgery. See Also: Pain in Children and Adolescents, Pain in Infants, Cardiac Catheterization: Care at Home, Cardiac Conditions: Care at Home, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Cardiac Surgery: Care at Home - Infant/Child:  How to help your child recovery from heart surgery. See Also: Pain in Children and Adolescents, Pain in Infants, Cardiac Catheterization: Care at Home, Cardiac Conditions: Care at Home, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Cardiac Surgery: Care in the hospital:  Explains what will happen in PICU after heart surgery: Equipment, procedures, and support for families. See Also: Cardiac Surgery: Care at Home
	Circumcision: Care at Home:  (Somali, Spanish)  Surgery to remove the foreskin from the penis. See Also: Pain in Children and Adolescents, Pain in Infants, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Cleft Lip:  Feeding and caring for a baby born with a divided lip, both before and after surgery. See Also: Breastfeeding an infant with cleft lip, Pain in Children and Adolescents, Pain in Infants, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Cleft Palate:  Feeding and caring for a baby born with a divided palate, both before and after surgery. See Also: Breastfeeding an infant with cleft lip, Cleft Palate Repair: Feeding Your Child, Pain in Children and Adolescents, Pain in Infants, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Craniosyntosis:  Premature closing of the bones in the head, and the surgery to repair this problem. What to expect and how to care for your child. See Also: Pain in Children and Adolescents, Pain in Infants, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Deflux Implant Procedure:  This bladder procedure uses a gel to treat vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). See Also: Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Dental Surgery: Care at Home:  (Hmong, Somali, Spanish)  What to expect, what foods to allow, and how to care for your child after dental surgery. See Also: Pain in Children and Adolescents, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit, Drinking liquids: Helpful Hints for You and Your Child
	Ear Surgery: Care at Home:  (Spanish)  What to expect and how to care for your child after ear surgery. See Also: Ear Drops, Pain in Children and Adolescents, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Ear Tube Surgery: Care at Home:  (Hmong, Somali, Spanish)  How to care for your child after surgery to remove fluid from the middle ear. See Also: Otitis Media, Pain in Children and Adolescents, Pain in Infants, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Gastroschisis:  Treatment and care when a baby is born with the bowel protruding from the belly. See Also: Pain in Infants, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Hernia and/or Hydrocele:  (Hmong, Spanish)  Describes the difference between a hernia and a hydrocele, what to expect, and how to care for a child who has had this surgery. See Also: Pain in Children and Adolescents, Pain in Infants, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Hydrocephalus:  (Spanish)  Occurs when the brain contains too much cerebrospinal fluid: diagnosis, treatment, surgery, and what to watch for. See Also: Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Hypospadias:  (Spanish)  Some boys are born with the urethra on the underside of the penis, instead of at the tip. Explains what to expect, and how to care for a child who has had surgery to repair this condition. See Also: Pain in Children and Adolescents, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Laser Treatment of the Skin: Care at Home:  Lasers are often used to treat hemangiomas, port wine stains, and many types of skin lesions. How to care for laser-treated areas after surgery. See Also: Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Eating and drinking before anesthesia or sedation, Helping Children Cope with Medical Procedures, Pain in Infants, Pain in Children and Adolescents, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
	Liver Biopsy:
	Mitrofanoff (Continent Urinary Diversion):  How to care for your child after surgical creation of a tube to drain the bladder. See Also: Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit, Bowel Preparation in the Hospital Before Surgery, Pain in Children and Adolescents
	Nasal Surgery:  What to expect and how to help your child heal after surgery to the nose. See Also: Pain in Children and Adolescents, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Nephrostomy Tube: Care at Home:  How to care for a child who has had a tube placed into the kidney to drain urine. See Also: Pain in Infants, Pain in Children and Adolescents, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Nissen Fundoplication:  Surgery to treat gastroesophageal reflux, preventing the stomach's contents from backing up into the esophagus. See Also: Gastroesophageal Reflux, Pain in Children and Adolescents, Pain in Infants, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Orchiopexy:  (Spanish)  Describes undescended testicle and the surgery to repair it, what to expect, and how to care for a child who has had this surgery. See Also: Pain in Children and Adolescents, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Pacemaker: Care at Home:  (Spanish)  Helping your child heal; follow-up care for a child with a pacemaker. See Also: Pain in Children and Adolescents, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Pulmonary Stents:  In pulmonary arteries that are too small, these tubes hold them open. What to expect; how to care for your child after surgery. See Also: Cardiac Catheterization: Care at Home, Pain in Children and Adolescents, Pain in Infants, Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis: Prophylaxis, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Pyeloplasty:  Surgery to open blockage between ureters and kidneys, letting urine drain freely into the bladder. See Also: Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit, Pain in Children and Adolescents, After a Urinary Catheter
	Pyloric Stenosis:  Surgery to open blockage between the stomach and intestines, letting the stomach empty normally. See Also: Pain in Infants, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Strabismus Repair:  (Spanish)  How to care for your child after eye muscle surgery. See Also: Eye Drops, Eye Ointment, Pain in Children and Adolescents, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Tear Duct Probe:  Surgery to open a small or blocked tear duct. See Also: Eye Drops, Eye Ointment, Pain in Children and Adolescents, Pain in Infants, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy (with a Bleeding Disorder):  (Spanish)  Home care and suggested foods for a child with a bleeding disorder after removal of the tonsils and/or adenoids. See Also: Tonsillectomy with or without Adenoidectomy, Adenoidectomy: Care at Home, Pain in Children and Adolescents, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit, Drinking liquids: Helpful Hints for You and Your Child
	Tonsillectomy with or without Adenoidectomy:  (Hmong, Somali, Spanish)  Home care and suggested foods for your child after removal of the tonsils and/or adenoids. See Also: Adenoidectomy: Care at Home, Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy (with a Bleeding Disorder), Pain in Children and Adolescents, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit, Drinking liquids: Helpful Hints for You and Your Child
	Tracheostomy: Pre-operative Information:  What to expect when your child needs a tracheostomy tube to make breathing easier. See Also: Pain in Children and Adolescents, Pain in Infants, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit
	Ureteral Reimplant:  Surgery to correct the placement of the ureters into the bladder. See Also: Vesicoureteral Reflux, Anesthesia: Questions and Answers, Post-anesthesia Care Unit, Pain in Children and Adolescents, After a Urinary Catheter